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The team also promoted Tim Connelly to president of basketball operations. The 46-year-old Karnisovas has been Denver’s assistant GM since ’13. This past season, he also served as the team’s vice president of basketball operations.
Before joining the Nuggets’ front office, he worked five seasons for the Rockets, including as their director of scouting.
Karnisovas played at Seton Hall, won Olympic bronze medals for Lithuania in 1992 and ’96, and played several years internationally for Barcelona and Olympiacos among others.
The Nuggets are coming off a 40-42 season, just missing the playoffs. They have a rising star in Nikola Jokic but also are expected to face free-agent decisions on Danilo Gallinari and Mason Plumlee.